TABLE 2.
Baseline Health Status and Unmet Needs and Change at Follow-Up, by Mortgage Delinquency Status: Health and Retirement Study, 2006 and 2008
| No. | Nondelinquent, % | Delinquent, % | P | |
| Baseline prevalence in 2006 | ||||
| Elevated depressive symptoms | 2183 | 5.2 | 14.7 | .004 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health | 2238 | 18.8 | 33.2 | .01 |
| Food insecurity | 2233 | 6.4 | 23.0 | < .001 |
| Cost-related medication nonadherence | 2236 | 9.2 | 27.7 | < .001 |
| New onset between 2006 and 2008a | ||||
| Elevated depressive symptoms | 2008 | 3.1 | 21.6 | < .001 |
| Major decline in self-rated health | 2104 | 11.7 | 15.8 | .455 |
| Food insecurity | 2058 | 3.6 | 27.9 | < .001 |
| Cost-related medication nonadherence | 2007 | 4.8 | 32.1 | < .001 |
Note. Proportions were weighted.
a
Only new-onset symptoms reported at follow-up among participants in both the 2006 and 2008 surveys; participants who at baseline had elevated depressive symptoms (n = 130), poor health (n = 132), food insecurity (n = 173), or cost-related medication nonadherence (n = 229) were excluded.